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re: LSU Baseball 2024 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread OLD THREAD

Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:49 pm to
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:49 pm to
I'm getting more busy with work and other things, and just in general decreasing my time online. I'd rather someone else just take over than not have it get updated in a timely manner.

I'll still post, but much less frequently.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 5/13/24 at 4:46 pm to
I don’t mind monitoring it & adding commits
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:28 am to
I'll gladly post updates for every pitch Aiden Moffett throws this summer again
Posted by ccarrone0313
Member since Jul 2021
1586 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:14 pm to
This is an update from Joe Doyle and FSS Plus today on the top 500 draft prospects (college and HS).

LSU Recruits:

#11 Konnor Griffin
#17 Cam Caminiti
#23 William Schmidt
#85 Boston Bateman (up 34 spots)
#119 Derek Curiel
#133 Cade Arrambide
#177 Kale Fountain
#202 Michael Ryan
#219 Mavrick Rizy (up 137 spots) - a note was made he will be difficult to sign away from LSU
#347 David Hogg II
#406 Casan Evans
#468 Ryan Costello

LSU Players

#29 Tommy White
#50 Luke Holman
#98 Thatcher Hurd
#105 Gage Jump
#193 Griffin Herring
#264 Justin Loer
#287 Jared Jones (this would allow Jared to come back imo with a chance to vault way up with another proven year)
#321 Paxton Kling
#350 Michael Braswell
#385 Fidel Ulloa
#423 Gavin Guidry
#478 Josh Pearson
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Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2022
2365 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 3:34 pm to
Boston Bateman gaining lots of steam going into the draft.

Curiel and Arrambide both falling a bit going into the draft. Seems we may have a shot at those guys. Curiel more than Arrambide IMO but seems like in a lot better position for Arrambide than 6 months ago.
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
6028 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:01 pm to
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#11 Konnor Griffin
#17 Cam Caminiti
for sure gone
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#23 William Schmidt
Holding out hope but likely gone. The fact that he didn't commit to LSU in the first place (whether or not that was because of a lack of an offer) kind of told me all I needed to know.
quote:

#85 Boston Bateman (up 34 spots)
#119 Derek Curiel
#133 Cade Arrambide
#177 Kale Fountain
MAYBE make it to campus? I keep seeing Curiel and Arrambide drop. That is great news.
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#202 Michael Ryan
#219 Mavrick Rizy (up 137 spots) - a note was made he will be difficult to sign away from LSU
#347 David Hogg II
#406 Casan Evans
#468 Ryan Costello
Make it to campus
quote:

#29 Tommy White
#50 Luke Holman
#98 Thatcher Hurd
#105 Gage Jump
Gone
quote:

#193 Griffin Herring
#264 Justin Loer
#287 Jared Jones (this would allow Jared to come back imo with a chance to vault way up with another proven year)
Holding out hope. I think Loer has the tools to be special. I guess we'll see.
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#321 Paxton Kling
#350 Michael Braswell
#385 Fidel Ulloa
#423 Gavin Guidry
#478 Josh Pearson
Should all be back.

I think Herring is the most important draft piece we have. Really need to find a way to make it worth his while to stay one more year.
Posted by ccarrone0313
Member since Jul 2021
1586 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:43 pm to
I see a path where Braswell signs. He’s a junior and he’s improved in every category in SEC play. Unless he plans on coming back to hit 10-15 homers I don’t know if it benefits him.
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
72025 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 7:28 am to
Coaching carousel expected to start up today. That means the portal will start up today.
Posted by N2daWild
Member since Jul 2019
7175 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:05 am to
It will be interesting to see how Jay attacks the portal. I was looking at our potential team next year based on current roster and incoming freshman class, I'm not seeing a bunch of holes.

We have catchers, infielders, outfielders and with the addition of Noot, Shores, expected development of Cam Johnson and the freshmen class we are not in bad shape at all.

I don't think there is anything we need to get in the portal. The question will be how much can we get?

Previous portal years were Jay filling holes, with little player attrition. I think this year will be more about getting impact players and forcing some attrition. That sucks for the players being forced out, but it is where we should want our program to be from a talent perspective.
Posted by ccarrone0313
Member since Jul 2021
1586 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:16 am to
No holes? I see a few but I think we’ll add 5-7 impact guys
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 8:17 am
Posted by Datsmoneydude
Member since Jun 2021
2033 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 10:23 am to
They will absolutely add an impact bat to replace white.
Posted by Tigerfan14
Member since Jun 2014
1163 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 10:27 am to
I definitely think you can say that starting pitching is a hole, considering there is a lot of hoping that guys will come back from injury and/or be developed in to what we expect them to be.

It will be interesting to see how he plays the portal with fielders, too. If you move on from Braswell, you are replacing the entire left side of the infield and 1B. We are also returning a group of outfielders with only 1 of them being a .300+ hitter from this season. We’ve got plenty of talented guys that might take the next step, and there are some freshman that are capable of playing right away, but it’s still a lot of wishful thinking.
Posted by N2daWild
Member since Jul 2019
7175 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:27 am to
It's wishful thinking for sure. I assuming everyone develops and we hold onto some draft eligible players, like Herring, Jones and Braswell.

Starting pitching: Shores, Herring, Johnson, Moffett, Noot, Anderson, Guidry has been mentioned.
Infield: Braswell, Milan, Kucherak, Roelig
Outfield: Larson, Brown, Mitchell, Kling, Pearson Fry
Catcher: Neal

That's not including an outstanding freshman class.

This year, we needed a SS and starting pitching. Those were holes we needed to fill, We won't be in that position next year.

We go after the best players in the portal but I think it will be more about talent than need.
Posted by TigerCub
Team Boxtard
Member since May 2006
20977 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:11 pm to
Question will Jay be willing to trust again this year that the younger guys will improve and make the jump? He did this past year and several didn't which is one of the reasons we're in the position we're in.
Posted by ccarrone0313
Member since Jul 2021
1586 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 2:06 pm to
See I view that list having holes of proven talent. Assuming development is fine, however, this year that didn’t work. Jay won’t end up there again.

Neal = defensive liability with offensive tools

Nothing proven in Kucherak and Roellig.

Brown, Mitchell, Kling, and Frey really all unproven. Pearson inconsistent.

Starting pitching has holes.

To me, holes are spots where you don’t have proven players and you know what you are getting. They can be filled with development but until then this team has plenty holes to fill next year

Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
19197 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 8:34 am to
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Question will Jay be willing to trust again this year that the younger guys will improve and make the jump? He did this past year and several didn't which is one of the reasons we're in the position we're in.


He knows he can't do that again.

I think he's going to attack middle infield pretty hard, do everything he can to keep Jones at LSU and become the focal point of the lineup in 2025. As Project said months ago Fountain looks like a true 3B which LSU hasn't had in some time. With Milam stepping up big time I don't think they are in a terrible spot but they need to add 1-2 more shortstops.

The outfield will be fine.

Between Neal, Priester, and hopefully Arrambide they should have pretty good depth with actual offensive production.
Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2022
2365 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:00 am to
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Fountain looks like a true 3B which LSU hasn't had in some time


From what I have read, he has mixed reviews on the defensive side. Some say he can stick at 3B at the MLB level and some say he will end up at 1B only. I think Tommy White's improvement defensively at 3B could be a pitching point from Jay to get him to campus.

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I don't think they are in a terrible spot but they need to add 1-2 more shortstops.


I remember Theriot saying he thinks Michael Ryan from Rummel can be a guy who can step in and play day 1 at LSU. I think Theriot also coached him at Traction, so some biased is likely there. Did anyone get to see a good bit of his game this season and say if he has the capabilities to step in day 1 and compete or is he more of a year 2-3 guy?
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 9:01 am
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
72025 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:01 am to
New 2024 HS guy to monitor: Everett Denny from Jesuit in NOLA.
Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2022
2365 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:11 am to
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New 2024 HS guy to monitor: Everett Denny from Jesuit in NOLA.


Looks like he has played every position on the field at Jesuit. Decent sized kid listed as 6-2 185 lbs.

Twitter shows his end of regular season stats as
.425/.600/1.216
6 2Bs
1 3B
3 HR
21 RBI
31 Runs
14 SB
31 BBs

Also struck out 38 in 38.1 IP from the mound. Sounds like he is a pretty good athlete.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 9:12 am
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
19197 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:12 am to
quote:

I think Theriot also coached him at Traction, so some biased is likely there.


Probably

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Did anyone get to see a good bit of his game this season and say if he has the capabilities to step in day 1 and compete or is he more of a year 2-3 guy?


With the way the SEC is getting older and older it's getting more and more difficult for these freshmen to come in and play everyday. I love Ryan's glove, extremely advanced base runner, he's going to be a 1-2 year guy.
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